対峙 たいじ Meanings Noun, する verb, Intransitive standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with Kanji 対 against. Read as タイ. 峙 tower; soar. Read as ジ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists